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Tuesday 1 August 2023
VIS posts sequential profit growth in 2Q23
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported net profits surged 46.3% sequentially to nearly NT$2 billion (US$63.2 million) in the second quarter of...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Toyota reports improved margins, will accelerate EV development in China
Increased vehicle sales helped Toyota's profits in the April to June period. The automaker saw its operating income grow by 93.7% from 2022 to JPY1.12 trillion (US$7.86 billion)....
Tuesday 1 August 2023
TSMC expected to benefit as Japan reinstates industrial water subsidies
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) will restart industrial water project subsidies to assist local governments in attracting semiconductor manufacturers to produce...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Murata sees slow improvement in North America smartphone market despite low MLCC demand
Japanese electronic components manufacturer Murata reported that in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to June 2023), the demand for one of its main products, Multilayer...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Chroma expects demand for test to recover in 4Q23 after China's EV market reshuffles
Leading precision test and measurement instrumentation supplier Chroma released its financial results for the second quarter of 2023 on July 31. Chairman Leo Huang said China's market...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
CATL looking for sales agent in Taiwan, say sources
Leading Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is considering appointing a Taiwanese firm as its sales agent to service customers in Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Korea asks ASML for cooperation in local chip ecosystem and promises 'maximum' incentives
ASML CEO Peter Wennink met with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, in the afternoon of July 28th, and Yoon asked for cooperation in...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Samsung expects growth in smartphones and TWS in 2H23
Samsung Electronics has just announced new products at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event in Seoul. Although sales have yet to recover, Samsung expects that in the second half of the...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
China urged to step up photoresist self-sufficiency
China should increase its self-sufficiency in photoresist materials to mitigate the impact of Japan's potential expansion of export restrictions against Chinese chipmakers, according...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
IC verification and analysis labs see promising future
Taiwanese companies specializing in materials analysis (MA), reliability analysis (RA), and failure analysis (FA) are generally optimistic about their future prospects in light of...
Monday 31 July 2023
Chinese firms are seeking Korean partners to skirt US EV rules
Chinese firms are lining up to invest in South Korea's battery industry because they want to use it as a gateway to the US market, undermining the Biden administration's efforts to...
Monday 31 July 2023
Samsung and SK Hynix to cut NAND output further
Since the second half of 2022, the memory down cycle has seen demand declining, inventories piling up, and prices continuing to fall. Samsung's DS department reported revenue of KRW14.73...
Monday 31 July 2023
Taiwan urged to adapt international hydrogen development experiences to local conditions
Taiwan-based energy industry players are stepping up efforts to build hydrogen refueling stations for hydrogen buses and other applications, as hydrogen energy development is one...
Monday 31 July 2023
TSMC reportedly invited to set up CoWoS packaging capacity in US, Japan
In light of the severe shortage of CoWoS (chip-on-wafer-on-substrate) packaging capacity for AI GPUs now in hot demand, the US and Japan reportedly are aggressively re-inviting TSMC...
Monday 31 July 2023
Kioxia's new NAND plant delayed due to weak memory market
Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia, located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is constructing its second NAND Flash plant in Kitakami. Originally, the target completion date was set for...